Alan Rikkin

Alan Rikkin is the current Chief Executive Officer of Abstergo Industries and a member of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order.

Biography

In 2000, Rikkin was among those informed by Warren Vidic that Daniel Cross had returned to Abstergo's facility in Philadelphia after he had assassinated the Mentor of the Assassins.

Rikkin succeeded the previous CEO of Abstergo after their death in January 2012. In a tape, his predecessor encouraged Rikkin to stay the course after all he had learned from the previous Grand Masters, and was reminded that the free market would soon collapse and he needed to establish the New World Order, before all turned to anarchy.

Later that year, Abstergo was hit by a scandal over the testing of New Fluoride: the United States government threatened to freeze Abstergo's assets, which coupled with the loss of an Apple of Eden in the DIA satellite accident, forced them to hurry completion of the Eye-Abstergo satellite.

Animus Project

"I'm about ready to pull the plug on your Subject 17. So either get me results or get another person into that Animus."

―Rikkin giving orders to Warren Vidic.

Rikkin oversaw the Animus Project supervised by Vidic and Lucy Stillman, reviewing the data obtained from Subjects 12-16. He became frustrated that it was taking a few days for Subject 17 to synchronize with the memory they needed to map the locations of the Pieces of Eden, one of which would replace the Apple needed to power the satellite.

Kilkerman, Rikkin and Liman listening to Vidic's report

Rikkin, David Kilkerman and Henry Liman came to the Animus Project laboratory in Rome the day after an unsuccessful attack from the Assassins. Vidic had obtained the necessary memory, to which Rikkin responded he would send teams to collect all of them, should anyone else obtain one and cause trouble in the Templars' New World. Rikkin also ordered Subject 17 be terminated, but Stillman argued they needed him to obtain any more information on the sites from his genetic memory, so Rikkin deferred to her judgment.

Personality

"You told me she wasn't going to be a problem and here she is stirring up the shit again."

―Rikkin to Warren in an e-mail.

Rikkin could be a rude and vulgar individual. Despite being both members of the Inner Sanctum, his emails to Vidic were often disrespectful and impatient. However, in an email written for him with other Abstergo executives, Rikkin showed the intelligence and charisma necessary to head a company.

Lucy Stillman once emailed Rikkin requesting information on a deceased friend and ex-employee, Leila Marino. The only response she received was an out-of-office notice, despite the fact that Alan continued to manage his other emails during the time he was supposedly away. This message including a warning to Warren to keep Lucy from asking difficult questions.